Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh

phylum Chlorophyta › clase Bryopsidophyceae › orden Bryopsidales › familia Caulerpaceae

Description

Algae formed by an erect portion and a stoloniferous portion, 5-8 cm tall, grass green, attached to the substrate by rhizoids. Erect portion with pinnate determinate branches. Pinnules globose to claviform, slightly attenuate at the base, radially arranged. Internal structure made up of coenocytic filaments, with trabeculae.

Geographic and Ecological Information

Collected for the project at

1. Boca de Cote

Geographic coordinates: 11º 45' 52.3'' N, 66º 41' 57.2'' W • UTM coordinates: 750739 E, 1301544 N
Submerged reef, 18.6 m deep, moderate waves, very strong current.
Geographic coordinates: 11º 45' 57.6'' N, 66º 42' 03.9'' W • UTM coordinates: 750533 E, 1301703 N
Sandy bottom with isolated corals and Thalassia testudium meadow, up to 1 m deep, very strong waves.

| total collection sites: 2

2. Cayo Carenero

Geographic coordinates: 11º 53' 10.4'' N, 66º 50' 38.5'' W • UTM coordinates: 734847 E, 1314883 N
Mangrove, up to 1 m deep, no waves.
3. Cayo Crasquí

Geographic coordinates: 11º 53' 54.0'' N, 66º 44' 10.1'' W • UTM coordinates: 746594 E, 1316318 N
Submerged reef, 1 m deep, moderate waves.
4. Cayo Espenquí

Geographic coordinates: 11º 53' 19.9'' N, 66º 48' 06.7'' W • UTM coordinates: 739438 E, 1315210 N
Coral platform, 60 cm deep, strong waves.
5. Cayo Francisquí Arriba

Geographic coordinates: 11º 57' 29.4'' N, 66º 38' 48.8'' W • UTM coordinates: 756262 E, 1323017 N
Thalassia testudium meadow, 60 cm deep, moderate waves.
6. Cayo Gran Roque

Geographic coordinates: 11º 57' 03.0'' N, 66º 40' 11.9'' W • UTM coordinates: 753755 E, 1322185 N
Emergent rocky shore, intertidal zone, strong waves.
7. Cayo Isla Larga

Geographic coordinates: 11º 51' 48.7'' N, 66º 43' 27.1'' W • UTM coordinates: 747925 E, 1312475 N
Sandy bottom with isolated soft corals, 16.4 m deep, no waves.
Geographic coordinates: 11º 51' 29.9'' N, 66º 42' 33.5'' W • UTM coordinates: 749552 E, 1311910 N
Thalassia testudium meadow mixed with Porites coral, up to 1 m deep, strong current.

| total collection sites: 2

8. Cayo Mosquitoquí

Geographic coordinates: 11º 52' 13.7'' N, 66º 51' 14.1'' W • UTM coordinates: 733783 E, 1313133 N
Sandy bottom with isolated soft corals, 13.4 m deep, moderate waves.
9. Cayo Noronquí Arriba

Geographic coordinates: 11º 55' 22.4'' N, 66º 43' 57.1'' W • UTM coordinates: 746965 E, 1319035 N
Submerged reef, 60 cm deep, moderate waves.
10. Cayo Pirata

Geographic coordinates: 11º 55' 40.2'' N, 66º 39' 16.1'' W • UTM coordinates: 755466 E, 1319655 N
Submerged coral reef, up to 1 m deep, very strong waves. Thalassia testudium meadow, mixed with corals, 50 cm deep, strong waves.
11. Cayo Sanquí

Geographic coordinates: 11º 49' 14.7'' N, 66º 42' 34.4'' W • UTM coordinates: 749559 E, 1307756 N
Thalassia testudium and Halophila sp meadow, about 60 cm deep, moderate waves.

Species also reported at

Vera, 1993 (Dos Mosquises). Sin especificar localización: Albornoz & Ríos (1965), Ardito & Vera (1997).

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References

Albornoz, O. & N. de Ríos. 1965. Lista de Chlorophyta y Phaeophyta del Archipiélago Los Roques (Venezuela). Lagena 8:3-2.
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Ardito, S. & B. Vera. 1997. Catálogo de las macroalgas marinas del Herbario Nacional de Venezuela (VEN). Acta Botanica Venezuelica 20(2):25-108.
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Littler, D. S. & M. M. Littler. 2000. Caribbean reef plants. An identification guide to the reef plants of the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida and Gulf of Mexico. OffShore Graphics, Inc. Washington, 542 pp.

Taylor, W. R. 1960. Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas. The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 870 pp.

Vera, B. 1993. Contribución al conocimiento de las macroalgas asociadas a las praderas de Thalassia testudinum könig. Acta Botanica Venezuelica 16(2-4): 19-28.
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